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The Essential Calvin And Hobbes
The Essential Calvin And Hobbes | Bill Watterson
44 posts | 78 read | 4 to read
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes is an over-size anthology-type book including an original 16-page story and color Sunday cartoons.
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mabell
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I think some of the best Calvin and Hobbes take place in the snow and at Christmas, and they are always highly entertaining, so they are my choice for #SmilesonLitsy 😄

Thank you for the advent giveaway @dabbe ! ❄️🎄

dabbe LOVE it! Thanks for the #SmilesonLitsy! You are on the giveaway list! 🩵🩶🩵 4mo
dabbe Your advent calendar has been sent to your email address. I hope you like it! 🩵❄️🩵 4mo
mabell Thank you so much @dabbe ! This is going to be so fun to look forward to everyday!! ❤️🎄❤️ 4mo
dabbe @mabell 🤩🤗😍 4mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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#manicmonday

📖 (tagged)
✍️ Eoin Colfer
📺 Early Edition.
👩‍🎤 The Easybeats
🎵 Edamame (bbno$ feat Rich Brian), Everybody Talks (Neon Trees)

CBee I love love love Calvin and Hobbes!! 2y
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amber_ldsmom
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣📚🤣 4y
OriginalCyn620 😂📚😂 4y
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MrBook
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😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #LitsyHumor

Alora 😂👌🏽 4y
Deifio ❤️❤️ 4y
Velvetfur So true - that's us responding to people who don't read much! 😂 4y
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Tanisha_A
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#thoughtfortheday from the creator of my all time favourite characters! 😀

rretzler Love Calvin and Hobbes! 5y
Bookgirl Best comic strip ever! Ok after Peanuts 5y
mabell “Pandering idiocy” 😂😂 5y
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readordierachel Great quote! (Unrelated, I put Sula in the mail a week or so ago, so it's on it's way to you 🙂) 5y
wordzie ❤💝 5y
readinginthedark 🤔 I like the quote, but I do think it depends on whether your brain is overwhelmed or just tired. 5y
Tanisha_A @rretzler High 5! 😀 5y
Tanisha_A @Bookgirl I love Peanuts, but I love love love C&H! 😀 5y
Tanisha_A @mabell I know, Watterson was really really against the idiot box. 😂 5y
Tanisha_A @readordierachel Eeee, I'll keep both my eyes out. Thank you! 😊 5y
Tanisha_A @wordzie 😀 @readinginthedark I know what you mean! 😃 5y
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Redjewel_7734
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Pickpick

I love how Calvin & Hobbes just reminds me of the imagination, joy, & innocence of childhood. Too many kids today are ripped from that way too soon. We all adults & children could use more of it, but above all we must fight for every child‘s right to not have that ripped from them...so read Calvin & Hobbes & remember we should all stand together for every child & innocent against the powers that be that want to overlook & undervalue them.

Laura317 💛💛💛 5y
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IamIamIam
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And a merry christmas was had!!! So excited to pull a full introvert and read through this!!!

Trashcanman 🤗 5y
BookishMarginalia This must weigh a ton! 5y
CoffeeNBooks 💙 Calvin & Hobbes 💙 5y
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IamIamIam @BookishMarginalia Haha, it weighs a ton and it's only the softcover!!!! 5y
LazyDays I love that collection🤗 5y
IamIamIam @CoffeeNBooks My absolute favorite! 5y
IamIamIam @LazyDays It was a staple of my childhood!! I have Jim Davis's autograph but I was always depressed that Bill Watterson was totally disconnected from his fanbase. Reading this, I understand why he had to separate himself from his audience. 5y
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saresmoore
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Our early mini-Christmas was a success! Now, back to the regularly scheduled packing.

Blaire Loves that Hobbes!!! Adorable! 6y
Tamra ❤️❤️ 6y
valeriegeary 😍😍😍 6y
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Ellebeekay That Hobbes is great!😻 6y
TheLibrarian So cute! On a side note, I love your table lamp! 6y
vivastory I'm super impressed by Hobbes! 6y
saresmoore @TheLibrarian Isn‘t it a purty little lamp? I can‘t remember where I bought it, but I know it‘s made at least three moves, and is about to make a fourth in just a few days! 6y
saresmoore @vivastory Thanks! She‘s been toting him around all day, like a good little Calvin. 6y
LeahBergen Just gorgeous! How soon are you moving, by the way? 6y
Bookzombie So cute!! 6y
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Marchpane
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Every time I call something a great "read" (although technically that would be "nouning"). Not gonna stop neither! ?

Laura317 😂😂😂Gotta love Calvin and Hobbes. 6y
AlaMich Calvin and Hobbes rule!! 🤣🤣❤️❤️ 6y
OrangeMooseReads Oh Calvin, so ahead of the times. 😂👍🏼❤️ 6y
ReadingEnvy I do this with the word librarian. 6y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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For my fellow #librarians and #library lovers....

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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For my #LitsyPartyofOne I'm going back and forth between these two (so far)!

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Got myself some book with birthday gift cards (which means they are gifts and totally do not count as going against my book buying ban).

Irisheyz77 LETTERS TO THE LOST!!!!! 😍😍😍 that one is totally from me😂😊😘 7y
Sarahreadstoomuch It sure is! I ordered it with you in mind @Irisheyz77 😊 7y
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Onceuponatime
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Pickpick

Re-visiting an old favorite...I ❤️Calvin and Hobbes!

Texreader Such a brilliant classic 7y
Redjewel_7734 Calvin & Hobbes are the best!!!! 7y
UwannaPublishme 😍👍🏻 7y
night_shift 💚💚 love this! 7y
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CocoReads
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I have Calvin and Hobbes tucked in all over the place apparently. I'm guessing after a hard hour and a half studying medical transcription, I was ready for some laughter...

Octoberwoman My favorite comic strip! 7y
CocoReads Mine too! 7y
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MarticaMustRead
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😎📖🤣👍 #TGIF #BookishHumor #BookwormProblems #FridayFunny

A little Friday funny😃
Can't go wrong with Calvin & Hobbes to put a smile (or smirk!) on your face! Ha!!😁

Happy Friday Littens!🙆

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Caterina
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Calvin and Hobbes makes for a great #24in48 #readathon read! This is another well-loved book borrowed from my boyfriend. 😊 I'm only at around 11 hours due to a busy weekend, but I'm happy that I'll get to hit 12 hours! Tonight I'll be watching the Pats game, which requires too much concentration to read. 😁

Cinfhen 💚💚💚 7y
haileybean I really want to try their non-dairy ice cream. It looks so good. 7y
Caterina @haileyhugsbooks It is good! And this flavor is amazing if you're a fan of chocolate! 7y
RadicalReader @Caterina is non dairy ice cream taste different from dairy ice cream? 7y
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MarticaMustRead
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💧☔🌫❄👍 #BookishHumor

This makes perfect sense- Couldn't agree more Calvin. 😊

MrBook 😂👏🏻 7y
mom2bugnbee I miss Calvin & Hobbes. 7y
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LauraKath
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Pickpick

This book was a perfect book to read when I was feeling down. It reminded me so much of all my students. It was my first time reading these comics... I always saw them in the newspapers as a child but I was never interested. So I'm glad is out of the way now 😝

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GoneFishing

Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?

tpixie Lol. But really should be tears 😭 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Pickpick

I really, really, REALLY enjoyed reading this during my lunch breaks - it made me chuckle and made days with boring lunches way better! I need more Calvin and Hobbs!

Theresa No!!! You can't be finished!! I've enjoyed your posts so much. I agree - you do need more C&H...because I want more C&H! 😁🐯 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Theresa, I've ordered the complete set from book depository ☺️ so there will be more! I could not say goodbye to Calvin just yet! 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Mooning the whole class is a choice, Calvin 🙄

MCYmermaid 😂 7y
SiriGuruDevSingh I remember this one so well!!!😂😂 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @SiriGuruDevSingh, well - he doesn't make empty threats 😂🤔 loved this treasury! 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Calvin's photo game is next level.

Lynnsoprano I so miss Calvin. The comics page has never been the same. 7y
Suzze @Lynnsoprano That's for sure! 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Lynnsoprano, no close contenders? I'm nearly at the end of the book 😭 I've really been enjoying reading a handful of pages during my lunch break. @suzze 7y
OrangeMooseReads I love Calvin. He is so sensible. 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I quite like this signed confession idea 😏

MyNamesParadise I wish real library patrons cared this much about returning their stuff on time 😂 well some do!!! 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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If you plugged up your nose and mouth right before you sneezed...

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Kids have rights too! 😂

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Is this a common theme in American school plays? (Calvin playing the onion in a play called 'nutrition and the four food groups')

rubyslippersreads I've heard of it in two books, Harriet the Spy and 7y
RiotMom Is playing a ridiculous tertiary character like an onion common? Yes. I was a tree in third grade. A non-speaking, non-moving, absolutely could have been played by a piece of painted cardboard tree. 7y
GlitteryOtters I went to 4 different grade schools between Kindergarten and 6th grade (we moved a lot). Not a single one of the schools did plays like this, but you read about them/see them on TV often. Maybe it is a regional thing? Like, not on west coast, but common in Midwest or eastern seaboard or something?! None of my schools in Southern California, nor any that my half siblings attended did this sort of thing. 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @RiotMom, I meant more the subject matter of the play... 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @GlitteryOtters, good point! It seems like such a random play topic tho 😂 7y
BeththeBookDragon I love C&H 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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He's excited about being a vegetable! 😂💜

rabbitprincess "20 kids in food suits forgetting their lines. I'll DEFINITELY be at work." ? 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @rabbitprincess, tbh - I'd use work as an excuse too 😂🙈 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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What does motivate an onion? 🤔

BookishMarginalia Emotion, of course. It's why we cry when we cut it 😃 7y
OrangeMooseReads The tears of its enemies 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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DECEMBER IS HEREEEEEEEEEE!

GlitteryOtters ✨🎄✨ 7y
Suzze Still a few more hours here, but looking forward to it! 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🙈😂😎

saresmoore How 'bout a fez? Fezzes are cool. 7y
kgriffith Someday you could just walk past a fez. 😏 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @saresmoore, bow ties are cooler 😎 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Me, anytime I decide fritters or patties are a good idea for dinner...

BarbaraTheBibliophage ❤️❤️ Calvin and Hobbes! 7y
BeththeBookDragon I have a C&H case on my phone. ❤️ them! 7y
SusanInTiburon Oh, Calvin. 💛 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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A classic parenting lie.

MrBook 😂👏🏻 My favorite comic strip! 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🙈 boys are gross

obviateit 😂 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Raw bully child tastes 😖

nrheckel 😂😂 7y
Texreader This is classic. 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Pretty much the perfect recipe 👌

Now I'm feeling nostalgic for Loony Tunes cartoons...

BeththeBookDragon I ❤️ C&H 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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As a vegetarian, does this mean I am exempt from mornings? 🤔

Carol Let me know if it does. I'll totally become a vegetarian too!! 😂 7y
Hooked_on_books I am vegetarian and definitely NOT a morning person, so yes! I believe that does make you (and me) exempt from mornings! 😁 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Carol, evidence is pointing towards no 😭 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Hooked_on_books, excellent! Not having to morning would be brilliant! 7y
tapgurl Calvin is the best! 7y
GlitteryOtters I thought it meant we got the worm & released it back into the world, like the good vegetarians/vegans we are 😂😂 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @GlitteryOtters, thus saving the worm from its silliness in getting up so early? 7y
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LauraKath
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Still recovering from a migraine and a very long week. Reading the perfect book to do so...

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Genius

Lynnsoprano I miss those two 😍 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🤔🤔🤔

OrangeMooseReads I'm with Calvin. I'm also a math atheist. 7y
saguarosally Calvin just needs someone to make math fun! 7y
Texreader @OrangeMooseReads I'm with you. Math: 😤 7y
[DELETED] 1409720085 Me, in every math class. 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I'm addressing the gaps in my comic strip education...

So far, so hilarious!

GlitteryOtters Yessss! 👏👏👏 Calvin & Hobbes are one of my go to comics (also, Mutts) 7y
rubyslippersreads @GlitteryOtters ❤️❤️❤️ Mutts! 🐱🐶 7y
Shemac77 I adore Calvin & Hobbes. And should totally revisit them 7y
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Carol @acktopus loves Calvin & Hobbes! 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @GlitteryOtters, I've never seen it in book form at my library so I was super excited ☺️ I've only ever seen the odd strip on the internet or newspaper 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Carol, must be a good sort then 🤔🙂 7y
OrangeMooseReads Calvin and Hobbes! 😍 I love it. I'm incredibly jealous of my brother for having the special complete Calvin and Hobbes that came out about 5 years ago. 7y
Carol @thegirlwiththelibrarybag reader, I married him 😘 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @OrangeMooseReads, I'm only a few pages in and I'm jealous too! Want! 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @rubyslippersreads, not familiar to me at all 😅 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Carol, I had a sneaking suspicion that might have been the case 😉 7y
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TheCanuckReader
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I'm being very mature and scholarly tonight :)
Cranky sinuses and ears so this is what I'm in the mood for! #nslittens #neverevergrowingup

PurpleyPumpkin Looks like the perfect choice to me. 😂 7y
Moonpa Calvin and Hobbes forever😀 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Hilarity heals all wounds. 😢 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Pickpick

I've loved Calvin and Hobbes since I was a kid. They remind me of that time, and yet seem timeless and relevant today. And when I want more less pictures and words, the other two are great choices. #funnybooks #augustphotochallenge #augustofpages

Bookgirl I miss Calvin and Hobbes! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Bookgirl I'm just glad the catalog is so large. I could read them forever! 8y
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rachelm
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#Day8 of #Augustphotochallenge: books that make you smile. Here's my collection of Calvin and Hobbes.
Things C&H have gotten me through:
-falling in love for the first time
-first break-up
-moving to college
-final exams
-wedding stress
-new baby stress
-new job stress

Basically everything. Thank you eternally for the laughs, Bill Watterson.

MrBook My favorite comic series!!! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻 8y
Zelma ❤️ my copy of Scientific Progress Goes Boink was falling apart by the time I was able to let it go. 8y
SusanInTiburon You should put the boxed set on your wish list ... We keep ours in the living room and consult it frequently. 💞💞🐅🚶 8y
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